IDENTIFICATION OF BLUEBERRY VARIETIES 17 



Variety Descriptions 



1. ADAMS. Leaf blade small, elliptic to narrow ovate, length width ratio greater than 2, 

 medium thickness, base angle medium, apex angle narrow, slightly saucer-folded, sometimes re^ 

 flexed; surface smooth, glossy, dark green: margin entire, not refiexed; pubescence slight on top, 

 few coarse hairs on bottom of midrib, absent on petiole and shoot; winter shoot color green. 



Outstanding characters; Leaf elliptic to narrow ovate, smooth, glossy, dark green with even 

 margin; winter shoot color green. 



2. ATLANTIC. Leaf blade large, ova! to ovate, length /width ratio less than 2. medium thick- 

 ness, base angle medium to wide, apex angle medium, flat to broadly U-foIded, slightly waved, 

 twisted; surface smooth to slightly rugose or slightly bullate. sometimes pockmarked, dull, medium 

 green; young leaves slightly papillose-hispid; margin entire, strongly reflexed: pubescence slight 

 on top of midrib, absent on petiole and shoot; winter shoot color dull reddish brown. 



Outstanding characters: Tip leaves waved and twisted, some leaves ovate, others round: leaf 

 surface dull; many horizontal branches. 



3. BURLINGTON. Leaf blade large, stiff, elliptic to oval, length, width ratio 2, medium 

 thickness, base and apex angles medium to wide, broadly V-folded to saucer-folded; surface smooth 

 to somewhat bullate. dull, medium green; young leaves slightly papillose-hispid; margin entire, 

 strongly reflexed; pubescence slight on top of midrib, absent on petiole and shoot; winter shoot 

 color dull reddish brown. 



Outstanding characters: Leaf stiff; surface dull; margin strongly refle.fed; leaves color early 

 in fall. 



4. CABOT. Leaf blade medium in size, narrow elliptic, length width ratio greater than 2, 

 medium thickness, base and apex angles narrow, flat to slightly U-folded; surface smooth, dull to 

 glossy, medium green; young leaves papillose-hispid; margin entire, slightly reflexed; pubescence 

 moderate on top of midrib, slight on top of petiole, absent on shoots; winter shoot color yellowish 

 brown. 



Outstanding characters: Leaf narrow, smooth; growth spreading. 



5. CONCORD. Leaf blade medium in size, narrow elliptic, length/width ratio greater than 

 2, thin to medium thickness, base angle narrow, apex angle medium, flat, wavy, tips sometimes 

 twisted; surface smooth to slightly rugose, dull, medium yellowish green; margin entire, reflexed 

 to rolled; pubescence usually none to slight on top of midrib, absent on petiole and shoot; winter 

 shoot color dull reddish brown. 



Outstanding characters: Leaves twisted and waved; margin reflexed to ro'led; tip leaves 

 spreading. 



6. DIXL 1 eaf blade mediiim in size, ovate, length/width ratio little greater than 2, thin to 

 medium, base angle medium to wide, apex angle medium, flat to broad V-folded, somewhat re- 

 flexed, sometimes waved; surface essentially smooth, sometimes slightly rugose, dull to glossy, 

 medium to dark green; margin entire, somewhat reflexed: pubescence slight on top of midrib, 

 none to slight on petiole, absent to slight near tip of some shoots; winter shoot color yellowish green. 



Outstanding characters: Leaf smooth, thin, ovate; tip leaves waved and spreading; growth 

 spreading. 



7. DUNFEE. Leaf blade medium in size, narrow elliptic, length width ratio greater than 2, 

 thin, base angle narrow to medium, apex angle very narrow, U- to V-folded, essentially broad; sur- 

 face characteristically mottled and finely bullate, glossy, medium to dark green; margin entire; 

 pubescence absent on midrib, petiole, and shoot; winter shoot color dull reddish brown. 



Outstanding characters: Some leaves mottled and bullate, apex narrov,;. 



8. CROVER. Leaf blade medium in size, elliptic to obovate. length/width ratio 2, thin to 

 medium, base and apex anples medium, essentially flat to sli.ghtly reverse saucer-folded, some 

 twisted midribs; surface slightly rugose, sometimes netted, dull, light yellowish gr'-en; margin 

 entire, reflexed; pubescence abundant on bottom, moderate on top of midrib, abundant on both 

 petiole and shoot; winter shoot color yellow. 



Outstanding characters: Leaves, petioles, and shoots most pubescent of any variety; leaves 

 obovate, veiny, and light colored; shoots light colored. 



